Interview with Linda Fitz-Alan, Registrar and Chief Executive - ADGM Courts

As global economies restart and calibrate in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects - and in particular diversity and inclusion, are coming under increased investor scrutiny.

Global renewable capacity expansion soars 50

Global renewable energy capacity additions reached a record level last year, exceeding expansion in 2019 by almost 50 percent, according to date from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Worldwide, more than 260 gigawatts of renewable capacity was added last, accounting for more than 80 percent of all electricity expansion, the agency’s annual Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021 report shows.

Masdar City attracts global and regional innovation giants amid focus on global green recovery from COVID-19

Masdar City, the sustainable urban development in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, is set to play a key role in the global green recovery from COVID-19 as it continues to add sustainability-focused innovation and technology companies. The number of companies in the City’s free zone increased 26 percent in 2020, indicating the important role of the City and its offerings to innovation-led companies, including G42 Healthcare, whose laboratories and testing centers were central to the UAE’s pandemic response.

Masdar City’s innovate initiative to host 20 global organizations working on climate critical innovations at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2022

Masdar City’s global initiative, Innovate, will host an exhibition showcasing groundbreaking technologies from 20 international startups and small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs), focusing on the areas of urban mobility, clean energy, agritech, food security, and artificial intelligence, at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2022.

Masdar Green REIT signs green financing commitment with First Abu Dhabi Bank for growth of its portfolio

Masdar City, Masdar’s pioneering sustainable urban development in Abu Dhabi, through its Masdar Green Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has signed a financing commitment in the amount of USD$200,000,000, with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) relating to financing of the REIT portfolio to facilitate further acquisitions and portfolio growth. FAB will act as sole mandated lead arranger and bookrunner, green loan coordinator, agent, security agent and account bank for this transaction.

Masdar City Supports UAE’s Carbon Neutrality Goals with New Masdar City Square

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; June 24, 2022: Masdar City, a world-class technology and innovation hub and a pioneering sustainable community in Abu Dhabi, along with its consulting partners Woods Bagot and Faithful+Gould, has advanced its contribution to the UAE Net-Zero by 2050 Strategy with the groundbreaking ceremony of its latest development – the Masdar City Square (MC2).

Masdar, SOCAR Green and ACWA Power Sign MoU to Explore the Development of 3.5GW of Offshore Wind Projects in the Republic of Azerbaijan

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SOCAR Green, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOCAR dedicated to sustainable projects, and Saudi-listed ACWA Power, the world’s largest private water desalination company, leader in energy transition and first mover into green hydrogen, to develop 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind projects in the Azerbaijan section of the Caspian Sea.

UAE’s Ministry of Defence Strengthens its Environmental Credentials with Tabreed and Emerge

The UAE Ministry of Defence, in partnership with Tabreed, the world’s leading district cooling company, and Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar, a global clean energy leader, and France’s EDF Group, announced today the completion of a new project to integrate solar energy into two district cooling plants serving the Ministry’s facilities in Abu Dhabi.

ACWA Power, Masdar and SOCAR team up for 500MW renewable energy projects in Azerbaijan

Two of the largest independent power producers in the region and an integrated national oil and gas company of the Republic of Azerbaijan will jointly develop renewable energy projects in Nakhchivan to expedite decarbonization goals.

Masdar's Garadagh solar plant ignites inspiration and innovation in Azerbaijan

For Rajab Huseynli and his proud farming family in the Gobustan area of Azerbaijan, “Energy is everything.” When he saw the Garadagh solar PV plant that Masdar developed in partnership with the Republic of Azerbaijan, the project “inspired us to do something important for our world,” Huseynli says.

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Masdar at COP28: Pioneering renewable energy to the world

Partnerships

Masdar's partnerships with leading energy companies in the UAE & abroad allow us to deliver world-class, commercially viable renewable energy projects.

Azerbaijan

Masdar partners with the nation to promote renewable energy and sustainability in the South Caucasus.

United Kingdom

Geothermal

Always looking for innovative opportunities, Masdar has invested in geothermal to expand its clean energy portfolio

Photovoltaic Power

Blessed with abundant sunshine the UAE has made the most of solar power. Since 2006, Masdar has pioneered life-changing utility-scale and off-grid solar projects around the world.

Concentrated Solar Power

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems are considered a promising technology for large-scale power generation. Masdar has invested in and developed several different types of CSP projects.

Waste-to-Energy

With the development of waste-to-energy projects, Masdar is helping to tackle the issue of waste management.

Energy storage

Masdar is committed to developing and deploying energy storage solutions to create a more flexible grid system.

Published White Papers

Explore the key findings of the 2023 WiSER Annual Forum outlined in the “Boosting Women-Led Climate Adaptation: A WiSER Perspective” white paper.